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UBC researcher prescribes specific exercise dosage for those with…
Credit: UBC Okanagan For decades, the main message to keep the general population healthy was for everyone to get active....
Robert Witzburg, MD, honored for physician excellence with Jerome Klein Award
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON–Robert Witzburg, MD, a general internal medicine physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has been named...
Twin study finds genetics affects where children look, shaping mental…
Credit: N/A BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A new study co-led by Indiana University that tracked the eye movement of twins finds...
In some genetic cases of microcephaly, stem cells fail to launch
In a very severe, genetic form of microcephaly, stem cells in the brain fail to divide, according to a new...
New drug shows potential as a different kind of antidepressant in mouse trials
Credit: University of Bath A potential new antidepressant and antianxiety treatment with a unique mechanism of action has been developed...
Cognitive training enhanced innovative thinking and brain networks in…
Credit: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas have demonstrated in a pilot study...
Study identifies multiple roles of glucose metabolism in platelet activation and survival
Credit: Provided by University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Platelets, the cells in blood that enable clotting, are highly...
F1000Research launches rapid, open, publishing channel to help scientists tackle Zika
ZAO provides a platform for scientists and clinicians to publish their findings and source data on Zika and its mosquito...
The brain game
IMAGE: This is a brain illustration. Credit: UCSB Diet, exercise, a good night's sleep — all sound recommendations for mitigating...
Differences in sex and running ability influence declines in marathon performance, study…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–A person's sex and running ability play a role in the decline of their performance in...
Can parental education improve effectiveness of school-based BMI…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 8, 2017–Parents of elementary school children who received body mass...
Aug 2017 Jobs Report: Labor Day job numbers remain upbeat for Americans with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation & UNHIOD East Hanover, NJ – September 1, 2017 – As we celebrate Labor Day, the job...
A nose for smells? Practice makes perfect!
Credit: ©UNIGE – Carleton laboratory The human brain has the ability to recognise and process a very wide range of...
Call to action on food justice and overcoming disparities in infant…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 10, 2017–The "first food system" in the U.S., which calls...
Growing number of teens think getting heroin is ‘probably…
Credit: Saint Louis University Despite reports about the increase in heroin use, more teens believed it was "probably impossible" to...
Gene sequencing study reveals unusual mutations in endometriosis
Credit: le-Ming Shih Using gene sequencing tools, scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of British Columbia have found...
How race consciousness influences your likelihood of getting a flu shot
Credit: CDC/ Judy Schmidt acquired from Public Health Image Library College Park, Md. – African American adults are less likely...
Bioengineering professor featured in Top 100 list on African-American…
Bioengineer Todd Coleman, from the University of California, San Diego, has been named one of 100 outstanding individuals for 2015...
Breast milk appears to aid white matter microstructural organization in preemies
Credit: Children's National Health System SAN FRANCISCO – To the growing list of reasons why mothers should consider breast-feeding infants,...
Expanding waistlines and metabolic syndrome: Researchers warn of new…
Credit: Florida Atlantic University For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers from...
